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First up this week: Maura Tierney! You know her from her time on the hit drama ER - she played Abby. She's currently on the Showtime series The Affair, as well. And, here's a personal favorite of ours: She also starred on the sitcom Newsradio as Lisa, the ambitious reporter and producer. Her latest role is in the film Beautiful Boy, where she stars alongside Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet.
Then, Michael Kupperman. He's a comics artist and writer whose work usually comes off as surreal, silly and always hilarious. Not so much with his latest work, though. He made a touching, fascinating graphic memoir about his father. It's called "All The Answers." Michael's dad is Joel Kupperman - who, for a brief period in the 40s and 50s, was one of the most famous people in the nation. Joel spent almost his entire childhood and adolescence on TV as a "quiz kid," answering trivia questions for prizes.
Finally, for the outshot: Jesse tells you about the last great album Sly Stone ever recorded. Show notes

Podcast: Jamie Hewlett on The Gorillaz and Tank Girl

Jamie Hewlett is the award-winning artist behind the world's most popular cartoon band, The Gorillaz. Before he created The Gorillaz with his then-flatmate Damon Albarn, he created the seminal punk-rock comic Tank Girl. The Gorillaz have just released a lavish "oral history" of the band called Gorillaz: Rise of the Ogre.

I talked with Jamie about how music has influenced his art, how Hollywood ruined Tank Girl, and why rock star Damon Albarn was sharing a flat in the first place.

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I'm one of the eight people in America who seen Tank Girl (editied for TV version). I thought it was good. Lori Petty, Naomi Watts and a kangaroo Ice-T. Cult movie goodness!

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 06:56 — Anonymous (not verified)

I'm also one of the eight. Now where the heck are the other six? We should create an event like "TankGirlCon" and get together to trade stories and memorabilia. I have one of Rat Face's (Iggy Pop) whiskers with a Certificate of Authenticity.You gotta think about it like the first time you got laid. You gotta go: "Daddy, are you sure this is right?" - Tank Girl